The UK’s only talk series for architect developers

Current talks

Charlie Caswell & Adam Dainow

20/11/2024

Charlie Caswell & Adam Dainow

In our next talk on November 20th, Charlie Caswell and Adam Dainow will share their story of why they decided to leave architecture to become developers establishing Caswell&Dainow in 2017.

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Previous talks

Ty Tikari - How to be an architect developer

15 October 2024

Ty Tikari - How to be an architect developer

Architect Ty Tikari set up Tikari Works in 2015 with his wife Nicola, who is also an architect. His story proves that architects can build up the level of equity needed to be a developer by starting small and using their skills.

Developer Collective Drinks & Networking

18/09/2024

Developer Collective Drinks & Networking

If you’re trying to get started in property development, meeting others in the same position can be invaluable. This is why we’re kicking off our autumn season with our first networking drinks. Join us in a private room at the Exmouth Arms, Clerkenwell, on September 18th.

Matt White, MATT Architecture

3/7/2024

Matt White, MATT Architecture

In the final talk before we break for the summer, architect Matthew White will share his decade-long experience as a developer, and why you should explore multiple routes in order to be successful.

Marcus Lee, LEEP

6/6/2024

Marcus Lee, LEEP

In the next talk in the series, architect Marcus Lee will talk about how he finds affordable sites, what he’s learned since building his first house in Highbury in the1980s and why he is leaving the capital to repurpose disused farm buildings into holiday homes.

Tom Surman and Percy Weston, Surman Weston

18/04/2024

Tom Surman and Percy Weston, Surman Weston

Tom Surman and Percy Weston have recently completed their first development, a family house in Peckham, south London

Jake Edgley, Edgley Design

20/3/24

Jake Edgley, Edgley Design

In the next talk by architect developers, Jake Edgley will discuss how he finds sites and his current project in north London

Carl Turner, Turner Works

28/2/2024

Carl Turner, Turner Works

Kicking off the second series of talks by architect developers, Carl Turner will discuss how Pop Brixton changed the direction of the practice and reflect on the challenges of being a developer including the pitfalls of getting into business with other investors.

Sophie Goldhill, Liddicoat & Goldhill

November 15th, 2023

Sophie Goldhill, Liddicoat & Goldhill

In the next talk by architect developers, Sophie Goldhill will discuss the practice’s latest project – the redevelopment of a former printworks in Margate, Kent.

Donald Matheson, Matheson Whiteley

September 14th 2023

Donald Matheson, Matheson Whiteley

In the next talk by architect developers, Donald Matheson will discuss how to get started and the challenge of raising finance and his current project in north London

John Smart, Craftworks

June 29th 2023

John Smart, Craftworks

In the third talk by architect developers, architect John Smart will discuss how he finds sites and how to build effectively.

Alex Wright, Nelson Wright

May 25th 2023

Alex Wright, Nelson Wright

In the second talk by architect developers, architect Alex Wright will discuss Leybourne Road, two houses...

Mark Shaw, Studioshaw

April 24th 2023

Mark Shaw, Studioshaw

In the first of a series of talks by architect developers, Mark Shaw will discuss the two houses that he and two architect friends built in Walthamstow, east London.